2011/5/26 Wolfgang Bornath <[email protected]>: > 2011/5/25 Bruno Cornec <[email protected]>: >> Thomas Backlund said on Wed, May 25, 2011 at 04:37:19PM +0300: >> >>> Mondo package got properly epoched ~2 weeks ago: >>> http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/mondo/current/SPECS/mondo.spec?r1=75254&r2=96498 >> >> Why do we start a new distro then, if it's to reproduce the errors made >> in the previous one ? >> >>> 1. we promise people an upgrade path from 2010.1/2 >> >> They still have an upgrade path, and that wasn't raising an error. >> >>> 2. rpm/urpmi/rpmdrake does not read release notes >>> (same goes for many endusers) >> >> I disagree. THat's one of the most important reading when I go from RHEL >> 5.x to 5.x+1, between Mandriva, Mageia or whatever distro I'm using. >> >> It's much more easy to point people to a link and tell them to read, to >> solve their issue/question. >> >>> 3. we dont do exceptions for package(r)s >> >> Life is plenty of exceptions. And there are times when there are good >> reasons to do them. Creating a new distro is not a task you'll do next >> week again. Thinking to fix what was wrong in the previous one was IMO >> more important than ensuring that level of upgrade path for a couple of >> users of a package. >> >> I especially took time to discuss that point with Anne before taking any >> decision and documented it >> (http://brunocornec.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/considerations-on-mondorescue-packaging-for-mageia/) >> >> I'm a bit disappointed that no real discussion/vote/choice was made >> publicly. > > This is an open system. You (as an interested person) could have > started this public discussion any time. Of course, starting it a > couple of days before release may be a bit late. >
hi wobo Discussion was started some weeks ago IIRC > -- > wobo > -- Anne http://www.mageia.org
